Chapter 26 of Marching Sands is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Marching Sands is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry. It was answered by a shout from Gela. One of the Chinese fired. The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach. Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
Chapter 26 of Marching Sands is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading “THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.”
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “One of the Chinese fired.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “It was answered by a shout from Gela.”
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.”
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading “The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.”
Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
From this reading “The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.”
In this reading “Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.”
In this reading “It was answered by a shout from Gela.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading It was answered by a shout from Gela.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was answered by a shout from Gela.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading One of the Chinese fired.
a small circle
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
having lost your job
From this reading One of the Chinese fired.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was answered by a shout from Gela.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was answered by a shout from Gela.
a young female
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was answered by a shout from Gela.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the Chinese fired.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the Chinese fired.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading It was answered by a shout from Gela.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRONZE CIRCLET The girl gave a quick cry.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Both Gela and Gray sprang forward at the same time.
Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was answered by a shout from Gela.
which person or people
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man who was supporting Timur dropped to the ground with a moan, hands clasped to his stomach.
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